Year 2 – Beginnings – Autumn – Levels of Attainment Guidance
LF1
Make a collage of the story for the display, retelling the story
of creation. AT1 (i) L2
Write a creation poem. AT1 (i) L1/2
Sing a hymn or song about creation; e.g. He has got the world
in his hands.
Read and listen to What a Wonderful World create a story
board using captions from the song/ book.
Sequence the order of events from the above creation story.
On pre printed card with ‘And God saw that it was very
good’, add own ideas of the beauty around them. Collect
together on notice/ pin board. AT1 (i) L1/2
LF2
Retell and illustrate your favourite part of the psalm and add
to the display or collect illustrations into a class book. AT1 (i) L2
Write a new version of the psalm using the response ‘You
love me and you know me’, using ideas from the previous
session and Psalm 139. AT1 (iii) L2
Read the psalm again using “You love me and know me”
as the children’s response. Consider reading as a choral AT 1(iii) L1/2
speaking presentation.
LF3
Write a class / individual prayer to start the school day.
Decorate it with appropriate motifs. AT1 (ii) L1/2
Develop ideas and planning with the children for Collective
Worship, for example, as a way to greet children at the start
of the school day. AT1 (ii) L2
Link to Morning prayer at home, send home a class journal
for each child to write a simple prayer to be read out in
class, add to the prayer wall. AT1 (ii) L1/2
Teach the children the Morning Song Rejoice One Track 2 or
something similar. AT1 (ii) L1/2
LF4
Go outside and if possible experience sun and warmth. AT2 (i) L1
Create a painting to illustrate the psalm. AT1 (i) L1/2
Listen to “Morning” from the “Peer Gynt Suites” – Edvard
Grieg, or something similar, and discuss its appropriateness
as an accompaniment to the psalm. Illustrate the music by
choosing and linking a sequence of pictures / paintings
of sunrise. Create a prayerful dance from this or other
appropriate reflective music. AT1 (i) L2
Ask children to use Digi–Blu cameras or something similar
to record the dances and add captions from Psalm 19.
Write your own psalm. AT1 (i) L2
LF5
Explain that a litany is a short prayer which has a response
which everyone joins in with, for example For the beauty
of the world’...‘Blessed be God’; or requests ‘When we are
afraid’... ‘Lord be with us.’ Recite the litany in different ways,
e.g. using solo voices /pairs/ groups, etc. Use ICT to create
the text for a litany based on Psalm 8. AT1 (ii) L1/2
Continue with illustration activity or create their own ideas
for decorated Scripture. AT1 (i) L1/2
Following work directed on the litany for Psalm 8, create
litanies independently in class or for homework, some that
could be shared now or later in Respond. AT1 (ii) L2
LF6
Use your favourite phase from this reading and put it on a
bookmaker. AT1 (i) L1/2
Create a personal prayer asking God’s special help at a
new beginning which may be a bit worrying. Create a
differentiated writing frame. AT2 (i) L1/2
Write a letter in the style of St Paul (From Paul with Love by
Pauline Books and Media) to someone explaining why God
created them and loves them. AT1 (i) L1/2/3
Put key words on cards and use them around school/class
to remind children to live as God wants them to, i.e. kind,
gentle, patient, forgiving etc… AT1 (iii) L1/2
Year 2 – Signs & Symbols – Autumn – Levels of Attainment Guidance
LF1
Children record some of the signs and symbols they noticed
in the video and what they mean. AT1 (ii) L2/1
Together make some symbols of Baptism for the display. AT1 (ii) L1
Re-enact a baptism in a part of the classroom made to look
like the church. AT1 (i) L2
LF2
In pairs write down some ideas for words of welcome a
priest might use at the beginning of a baptism. AT1 (ii) L1/2
Pretend there is a new baby, design an invitation card for
the baptism, explaining what will happen. AT1 (ii) L2
Using the images from Church’s Story 2 page 33 attach
speech bubbles (or speech marks) showing what each
person might be saying at the baptism. AT1 (ii)/(iii) L2
Find out if you have been baptised, who was there, who
are your godparents, bring into school artefacts from your
baptism to share with everyone. AT1 (ii), AT2 (i) L1/2
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LF3
Make a display of the artefacts that you have shared with
everyone. AT1 (ii) L1
Make a story board of the parts of the baptism learnt about
so far. AT1 (i) L2
Make a spider diagram about the uses of water.
Explain how water brings life to living things and in Baptism
symbolises new life in Christ. AT1 (ii) L2/3
J Use Widgit symbol supported images to sequence the
Baptismal rite. AT1 (i) L2
LF4
Use some oil and have a short prayer time where the teacher
or assistant makes the Sign of the Cross on the children’s
hands (if they wish, check for allergies) and says name ‘…. is
a special friend of Jesus.’ AT1 (ii) L1/2
Write a blessing for the newly baptised baby.
Add the symbol of oil to the display. AT1 (ii) L1
LF5
Design a white garment for a baby which has the symbols of
Baptism on it and add this to the display. AT1 (ii) L1
On a font shape, draw some images about baptism. AT1 (ii) L1
Freeze frame a baptismal ceremony to develop questions
from the children. AT1 (iii) L1/2
Record using Digi-Blu cameras and describe events. AT1 (i)/(iii) L2
Ask children to become a reporter and write. AT1 (i)/(iii) L2
LF6
Design a baptismal candle. AT1 (ii) L1/2
Teach the children the song; ‘The Light of Christ has come
into the world.’ or something similar.
Write a poem about how Jesus is a light. AT1 (ii) L2
Write about how a child of the light would live. AT1 (iii) L2
Watch the Baptism video again spotting the symbols as they occur. AT1 (ii) L1
Year 2 – Preparations – Autumn – Levels of Attainment Guidance
LF1
Make an Advent card showing an Advent wreath to take
home as a sign of preparation. AT1 (ii) L1/2
Using a write and draw programme write their own
explanation of the Advent Wreath. AT1 (ii) L2
Compose a class Advent prayer to be prayed daily. AT1 (ii) L1
Download the CAFOD or Missio Advent calendar to use in
class and/or at home. AT1 (iii) L1/2
Make and select materials to design an Advent Wreath. AT1 (ii) L1
J http://www.widgit.com/resources/classroom/i_call_you_
friends/index.htm#contents
Use symbol supported text to talk about preparing for
Advent and activities.
LF2
Take one of the titles and draw Jesus with words around
him saying how he is e.g. a bringer of peace, or a strong
friend etc. AT1 (ii) L1/2
In pairs talk about what you would say to the people about
the coming of Jesus if you were Isaiah. AT2 (i) L1/2
Make a candle drawing with rays showing how Jesus is like a
light for people. AT1 (iii) L1/2
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LF3
Using one of the illustrations of the story, insert speech
bubbles and ask the children to suggest what Mary and
Gabriel said. AT1 (i) L2
In pairs create a conversation between Mary and Gabriel.
Choose several couples to dramatise the scene. AT1 (i) L2
Retell the story of the Annunciation using a write-draw
programme. AT1 (i) L2
Hot seat Mary, asking her to recall what had happened and
to find out how she felt about being chosen to be the mother
of Jesus. AT1 (iii) L1/2
Create an Annunciation scene using a variety of media e.g.
paint, collage etc… AT1 (i) L1/2
LF4
Draw thought bubbles over the heads of
Mary and Elizabeth insert the text showing
their thoughts on meeting one another. AT1 (iii) L1/2
In pairs dramatise the meeting of Elizabeth
and Mary, freeze frame it , as if it is for a
painting. AT1 (i) L2
Using the text of Mary’s Song, highlight the
words that describe God. Use these words
to help, write your own song of Praise to
God. AT1 (ii) L2
Sing a hymn of praise like: My soul is filled
with joy, My soul proclaims...
Retell the story of Mary visiting Elizabeth,
give the children key words to use. AT1 (i) L2
LF5
Make a crib and figures of people in the Nativity scene, or if
feasible allow the children to use the figures from the crib
scene to re-enact the journey. AT1 (i) L2
Find some carols which tell the story of the birth of Jesus
best, sing them around the crib scene. AT1 (ii) L1/2
Write a diary extract for each day of the journey to
Bethlehem (let children choose either Mary or Joseph). AT1 (i) L2
Retell the story of the journey to Bethlehem through a
witness account e.g. the donkey. AT1 (i) L2
Dramatise the story and take digital photos that could be
made into a flash story board. AT1 (i) L2
Make a story board sequence of the story.
LF6
Design and make a lantern. AT1 (ii) L1
Design and make a stained glass window depicting
Christmas night. AT1 (i) L1/2
Using a computer program or draw by hand a Christmas
card celebrating the birth of Jesus. AT1 (ii) L1/2
On a star shape write words about Jesus being a light. AT1 (iii) L1/2
Add to the class crib.